24 Words to use with counts

The chronicle says that the barons advised resistance, but that the king preferred negotiation, and "sent the Abbot of St. Denis, the which was an exceeding wise man," to Hastings, who, "after long parley, and by reason of large gifts and promises," consented to stop his cruisings, to become a Christian, and to settle in the count-ship of Chartres, "which the king gave him as an hereditary possession, with all its appurtenances.

All the country between the Tees and the Tyne was held by the Bishop of Durham; and he was reputed a count palatine, having a separate government.

The no 'count boy.

R655132. Point count bidding.

DUNIOS (The count de), in Sir W. Scott's novel of Quentin Durward (time, Edward IV.).

I wonder if the folk that feel so ha' taken count enow o' human nature.

Dere wuz somethin' wrong 'bout dat cakewalk business, too, dat I ain' never unde'stood an' don' know how ter 'count fer, '

I travelled by Devonport and Falmouth to Camborne, where I arrived on May 20th and dined at the count-house dinner at the mine.

But, in this, all these writers contradict themselves; disregard their own definitions of accent; count monosyllables to be accented or unaccented; displace emphasis from the rank which Murray and others give it, as "the great regulator of quantity;" and suppose the length or shortness of syllables not to depend on the presence or absence of either accent or emphasis; and not to be of much account in the construction of English verse.

By the ghos', Mist' Gus, whut ain't nothin' no mo'n dat low-down, no 'count nephew o' ol' Mist' Hooper's.

"De ole gentlemun, he 'lowed puticler you wa'n't to run no resk 'count o' him.

Now all you gits is some no-count paten' medicine.

Body count reports and "estimates" give the total number of human beings murdered in the four year period as 8,538,315.

She asked herself, as she went with quick, light step along the hills, why he had done it; why he, who was rich and had so many friendsno doubt the Villa would be full of themshould find any pleasure in learning to herd cattle and count sheep, to ride about the dale with only a young girl for company.

He bought two towels, a set of 300 count sheets and pillow cases, and a Le Creuset saucepan.

I have been reading to-day something which delighted me very much; do you remember a little poem of Goethe's, in which an imprisoned count sings about the flower he loves best, and the rose, the lily, the pink, and the violet, each in turn fancy themselves the objects of his love.

"Bouchard, on taking up arms one day against him, refused to accept his sword from the hands of one of his people who offered it to him, and said by way of boast to the countess his wife, 'Noble countess, give thou joyously this glittering sword to the count thy spouse: he who taketh it from thee as count will bring it back to thee as king.'

" "This talented singer I greatly applaud," answered the count stiffly.

There is getting to be too much of this count thing.

"She's paid Sam Cotting fer this courtin' suit, an' he won't take back the gloves on no 'count arter they've been wore; an' thet'll set ma crazy.

"Count thumbs and all," added the master.

" "'Look a-yeah, yo' spraddle-nosed, yalluh voodoo nigguh,' said the black sergeanthe was as black as a stovepipeto the blinking chief, 'jes' shake yo' no-count bones an' tote dat wattuh yo'se'f.

In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count Thy choice the best.

Your correspondence alone is enough work for one man, and you have to tally bags, count coolies, see them paid their daily wage, attend to lawsuits that may be going on, and yet find time to superintend the operations of the farm, and keep an eye to your rents and revenues from the villages.

24 Words to use with  counts