1 Now that the deed was done, she realized this with a wave of homesickness hard to dispel.
2 The indication was a slight one, and a year ago Lily would have smiled at it, trusting to the charm of her personality to dispel any prejudice against her.
3 Even on her way up the stairs, she had not thought of preparing a pretext for her visit, but she now felt an intense longing to dispel the cloud of misunderstanding that hung between them.
4 But the lovely aromas in that enchanted air did at last seem to dispel, for a moment, the cankerous thing in his soul.
5 Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy, and her occupations were hopeful.
6 Of these, the Jew was, at all events, sufficiently remarkable to be remembered, supposing he had been seen drinking, or loitering about; but Giles returned without any intelligence, calculated to dispel or lessen the mystery.
7 The sight of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of whipcord were enough to finally dispel any doubts which may have remained.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND 8 He now endeavored as well as he was able to dispel his gloom, which was caused by outward chance circumstances merely, and on the bosom of nature imbibe the milk of purest human enjoyment.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 9 But passing his hand across his forehead as if to dispel his revery, he rang the bell twice and Bertuccio entered.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 85. The Journey. 10 This affirmation appeared to dispel all doubts with regard to the baldric.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE 11 The morning drum had just been beaten; everyone shook off the drowsiness of night, and to dispel the humid morning air, came to take a drop at the inn.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 46 THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS 12 I thought, if I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.
13 I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me; I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge.
14 It had cast a gloom over him which he tried to dispel by arranging his cuffs and the bows of his tie.
15 The General would usually pay a visit to the tents early in the morning, and his earnest, cheerful, encouraging voice would dispel any feeling of despondency.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter III.