If we place the fingers on the "Adam's apple," and then pretend to swallow something, we can feel the upper part of the windpipe and the closing of its lid (epiglottis), so as to cover the entrance and prevent the passage of food into the trachea.

And then he would pretend it was true, and would tell himself stories about them, and make believe they were his friends, and that they came to talk to him and let him love them.

All the way down I was debating with myself what excuse I could offer for calling at such a late hour, and finally I decided that the best thing would be to pretend that I was a travelling American artist who had seen and admired some of Tommy's work.

"I am only quite sure that neither McMurtrie nor Savaroff are what they pretend to be.

We pretend to claim for our government the loftiest purpose, the most comprehensive views, and the best practical results.

But had those wits, the wonders of their dayes, Or that sweete Teian poet*, which did spend His plenteous vaine in setting forth her praise, 220 Seen but a glims of this which I pretend**, How wondrously would he her face commend, Above that idole of his fayning thought, That all the world should with his rimes be fraught!

[** Pretend, set forth, (or, simply) intend.]

Be it far from me to pretend that we are always right or that we have arrived in our country at the perfection of self-government.

They pretend to hate everybodymen, women, and children.

It was the game of the old carbineers, in slipping contraband cigars and tobacco-leaves under a house, in order to pretend a search and force the unfortunate owner to bribery or fines, only now the art had been perfected and, the tobacco monopoly abolished, resort was had to the prohibited arms.

This love makes so many writers take such pains, so many historiographers, physicians, &c., or at least, as they pretend, for common safety, and their country's benefit.

" "Show some pity for Christ's sake, pity a sick man, an old man," &c., he cares not, ride on: pretend sickness, inevitable loss of limbs, goods, plead suretyship, or shipwreck, fires, common calamities, show thy wants and imperfections, "Et si per sanctum juratus dicat Osyrim, Credite, non ludo, crudeles tollite claudum.

Let them pretend religion, zeal, make what shows they will, give alms, peace-makers, frequent sermons, if we may guess at the tree by the fruit, they are no better than hypocrites, epicures, atheists, with the "fool in their hearts they say there is no God."

Among truths certain in themselves, all are not equally certain unto me; and even of the mysteries of the Gospel I must needs say, with Mr. Richard Hooker, that whatever some may pretend, the subjective certainty cannot go beyond the objective evidence.

I insist but on the former, resumed he; nor can pretend to any claim to the latter;look on me therefore only as your friend, and let me know your sentiments plainly and sincerely on what I think proper to ask you.

so infinitely above any merit I can pretend to!what must he think of me if I refuse him!how madly stupid, how blind to my own interest, how thankless to him must I appear!how will he despise my folly!how hate my ingratitude!

returned she, a little slackening her pace, will you pretend to have given no occasion for the reproach you have received:great must have been your professions to draw on you a resentment such as I have been witness

I do not pretend mine was as good, replied the innkeeper, I cannot afford to feed my horses as my lord does; but yet he was a stout gelding, and if he had not been drove so very hard, and perhaps otherwise ill used into the bargain, he would have been alive now.

May you always have it, sir, replied he with the utmost respect, over all who pretend to oppose you.

At last,Well, Mullern, said she, looking languishingly on him, since chance has made you acquainted with my foible, I think I must bribe you to secrecy, by forgiving the liberties you take with me:and if I were convinced you really love me as well as you pretend, might indulge you yet farther.

Louisa as often assured her that nothing should either tempt or provoke her to abuse that generous friendship she had testified for her; but as she was not able to command her countenance, tho' she could her words, she resolved to pretend herself indisposed and keep her bed, that she might be the less observed, or the change in her should seem rather the effects of ill health than any secret discontent.

I do not pretend to quote correctly, but that was the gist of it.

How could she for one moment pretend that she did not trust him, that her heart did not yearn to go with him.

They did not pretend to be autochthonous, but claimed that their ancestors came from distant regions, in two bands.

Presently he discovered that it was delightful to shut your eyes and nod your head and pretend that you were going to sleep; it was like being in a swing that went up and up and never came down again.