How To Use Bethink In A Sentence
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The evil King and his daughter were using telepathy to communicate, which made Tory wonder how they had the power to bethink each other.
THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE
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Prior repent of his courtesy, and ejaculate, --- 'Nay, but fair sir, now I bethink me, my Malkin abideth not the spur --- Better it were that you tarry for the mare of our manciple down at the Grange, which may be had in little more than an hour, and cannot but be tractable, in respect that she draweth much of our winter fire-wood, and eateth no corn.'
Ivanhoe
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I am not so void of sense; bethink thee, I shall go through this as well, when I lead the maiden from the chamber to the sound of the marriage-hymn; wherefore I chide thee not; but custom will combine with time to make the smart grow less.
Iphigenia at Aulis
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And thou art he, too, as I bethink me, to whom the Christian princes sent this very criminal to open a communication with the Soldan, even while I, who ought to have been first consulted, lay on my sick-bed?
The Talisman
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Stiltstalking, and nobody else; he said nothing on the part of mob, bethinking himself that mob was used to it.
Little Dorrit
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A decade or so ago, becoming aware that Upward was still alive and still writing — and bethinking myself that if I wanted to interview this soon-to-be centenarian and last survivor of his generation, I had better hurry up — I made a voyage to the Isle of Wight, that little diamond-shaped island off the southern coast of England that helps form the natural harbors of Portsmouth and Southampton.
The Captive Mind
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Lancelot understandeth that the knight is not overburdened of courtesy, and he seeth the table garnished of good meat, and bethinketh him he will not do well to lose such ease, for misease enough had they the night before.
The High History of the Holy Graal
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I think thou couldst not expect I should frame lies for thee; and after all, John, in my broken recollections of that night, I do bethink me of a butcherly looking mute, with a curtal axe, much like such a one as may have done yonder night job.
The Fair Maid of Perth
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You may bethinking that if one can get into good enough shape to run 26.2 miles in six months, then imagine how much better shape one would be in ifone trained (blogged/networked) for a year!
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“An excellent motion, my ingenious friend,” said Lascaris, which was the name of the other citizen; “but bethink you, shall we not be in danger from the missiles with which the audacious Latins will not fail to return the Greek fire, if, according to your conjecture, it shall be poured upon them by the Imperial squadron?”
Count Robert of Paris
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Consider thyself, Hereward, and bethink thee what thou art.
Count Robert of Paris
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I asked, remembering the story, and bethinking me of the silver-mounted cup possessed by Mr. Ridley, the captain's brother-in-law, which was said to have once covered the head of a sallee rover.
Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
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Once the ballet runs out of adversaries, the saint bethinks himself of England's plight and rides off in triumph to quell what foes may still remain to her [listen - track 7, 4: 59-5: 55].
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He cried silently, a long time, till, as if suddenly bethinking himself, he sat down in the snow with much creaking and crackling of his joints, and from this low vantage point toppled sidewise and fainted calmly and easily away.
LIKE ARGUS OF THE ANCIENT TIMES
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One," said Kapahei, suddenly bethinking himself to keep count.
Koolau the Leper
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He should bethink himself of his duty.
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I think thou couldst not expect I should frame lies for thee; and after all, John, in my broken recollections of that night, I do bethink me of a butcherly looking mute, with a curtal axe, much like such a one as may have done yonder night job.
The Fair Maid of Perth
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Quoth the King, “O weak o wit, I bade not my nobles deal thus with thee but that we might gather together unto thee wealth galore; for may be thou wilt bethink thee of thy country and family and repine for them and be minded to return to thy mother-land; so shalt thou take from our country muchel of money to maintain thyself withal, what while thou livest in thine own country.”
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Since this is mock-epic, however, when offering homage to his hero, Garth is led to bethink himself of epic, particularly of the Aeneid, and to attempt to appropriate; but the results are hardly impressive.
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“Good Nectabanus, bethink thyself,” said the knight.
The Talisman
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“Keep thy voice low and submissive, I have told thee a score of times,” said the leader, “and lower thine axe, which, as I bethink me, thou hadst better leave in the outer apartment.”
Count Robert of Paris
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Now the night was long upon Kamar al-Zaman, and he sat, bethinking him of his beloved, and bewailing what had befallen him and versifying,
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Why, now I bethink me, he _was_ present," replied Blaize, involuntarily putting his hand to his shoulder, as he recalled the horsewhipping he had received on that occasion.
Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
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You are clever, why you bethink of asking me to accompany you?
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Blessed Virgin they were bidden to bethink themselves how "God remembered His mercy and truth toward the House of Israel," exalting "the humble and meek," filling "the hungry with good things," and helping "His servant Israel.
Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885.
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Bethink you, I am now the shell of five mint-juleps plus, and am pot-valiant.
The Flirt
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If you bethink yourself of any crime Unrecoucil'd as yet to heaven a d grace, Solicit for it straight…
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But you," I demanded hotly; "you with your orgies of sound and sense, with your mad cities and madder frolics — bethink you that you win?
WHEN GOD LAUGHS
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“Cousin,” said the Lady Hameline, “I believe with you that the youth means us well — but bethink you — we transgress the instructions of King Louis, so positively iterated.”
Quentin Durward
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But bethinking me that it was quite possible my planter might be a "Democrat," as Mr. Jefferson calls his party, I spoke guardedly, I thought.
The Rose of Old St. Louis
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The evil King and his daughter were using telepathy to communicate, which made Tory wonder how they had the power to bethink each other.
THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE
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'Twas Si himself that was riding gaily up the water, for he had disposed of his 'hogging' to a grazier from Hexham at a good price, and was now bethinking him whence he had best re-stock his farm -- whether from
Border Ghost Stories
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Now go, my child, and tarry not; and soon as thou hast made the offering at the tomb, bethink thee of thy return.
Orestes
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One day, as I sat thus, pondering my case and bethinking me how I should do, when my bread and water should be exhausted, behold, the stone that covered the opening was suddenly rolled away and the light streamed down upon me.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Verily, many of them once lifted their legs like the dancer; to them winked the laughter of my wisdom: - then did they bethink themselves.
