saying
/ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/ noun B1- A proverb or maxim.
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Elizabeth could not help saying, “It is very much to his credit, I am sure, that you should think so.”
Her keenest attention was awakened: she longed to hear more; and was grateful to her uncle for saying,--
“I remember, when we first knew her in Hertfordshire, how amazed we all were to find that she was a reputed beauty; and I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, ‘_She_ a beauty!
The Sheep, fearing some fraud was intended, excused herself, saying, “The Wolf is accustomed to seize what he wants and to run off; and you, too, can quickly outstrip me in your rapid flight.
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