25 Verbs to Use for the Word leavings

I shall not eat the leavings on any dish, nor shall I wash anybody's feet, nor shall I have to speak with other men.

We were obliged to wait three or four weeks in Florence for a remittance from America, which not only prevented our leaving as soon as was desirable, but, by the additional expense of living, left us much smaller means than we required.

Then he set out for the Northern Railway Station, where he caught the express leaving for Calais at 9 P.M. Fortunately enough he secured a first-class compartment which had no other occupant.

" These he clearly proved, as we have subsequently done, to be without much foundation; but we ourselves do not so much deplore the leaving of Raffles Bay, perhaps an ill-chosen site, but rather that the settlement was not removed instead of being given up.

The distinction, you observe, is this: the teacher may, of her own accord, direct any leaving of seats which she may think necessary to accomplish the objects of the school.

The Superintendent of Studies was standing in front of him and saying: "Monsieur Servien, will you see about punishing that boy Laboriette, who is emptying his leavings in his neighbour's pocket?" XXIII The Superintendent, with his large, flat face and the sly ways of a peasant turned monk, was a constant thorn in Jean's side.

"It is that you would not invite Alphonse to come here any more,that you would never speak of my going out with him again, but encourage his leaving here,and that you would give me more of your society.

You'll excuse my leaving so abruptlyI must be off immediately.

Or can it be that Miramon spoke seriously in saying that fate also was enleagued to forbid the leaving of this mountain?" "No, Manuel, I do not say that I am fate nor any of the Léshy, but rather it seems to me that I am insane.

Stevens would flutter about and gather up the leavings.

If you will be kind enough to show me the way, captain Gar'ner, I will promise to do as much for you, when you come to hunt up the leavings of some old relation on the Vineyard.

CHAPTER 13 He went out the back door of the hotel so that few people might mark his leaving, and cut for the woods.

Business engagements necessitate my leaving here early on Monday next.

Dost thou presume to offer me only the leavings of another?

I will land you at Rio, where you can almost always find some small American craft to come south in, and pick up your leavings.

The planter wanted to get rid of his crop, and knew that this was his only chance, while the merchant could very well sell his leavings elsewhere.

They watched her so close she was afraid they would shoot her leaving.

But the whistle I awaited to sound our leaving was silent.

To read another's thoughts is like taking the leavings of a meal to which we have not been invited, or putting on the clothes which some unknown visitor has laid aside.

I had told all I knew about these in my direct examination; also about such matters as the bottles found on the kitchen table, the leaving of my keys at the Cumberland house, and the fact, well known, that the two bottles of wine left in the wine-vault and tabulated by the steward as so left in the list found in my apartments, were of an exclusive brand unlikely to be found anywhere else in town.

We deny him the use of public wells; we throw the leavings of our plates at him.

All my sympathy's with them, poor deluded dears, when I see their fallacious little attempt to trick out the leavings tossed them by the preoccupied malethe money and the motors and the clothesand pretend to themselves and each other that THAT'S what really constitutes life!

And seeing how you have flung yourself at his head, he naturally concludes that you will not be too proud to accept your sister's leavings.' 'There is nothing gained by making cruel speeches, grandmother,' said Mary, firmly.

But I reply that, if so, I cannot understand the leaving by the terms of one set of relations and their adoption of another fresh set.

The best plan is to burn all leavings and table refuse as fast as made, which may be done without smell or smoke by opening all the back drafts of the kitchen range, and placing them on the hot coals to dry and burn.

25 Verbs to Use for the Word  leavings