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Antonyms for recounted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb ree-kount; noun ree-kount, ree-kount
Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈkaʊnt; noun ˈriˌkaʊnt, riˈkaʊnt



Definition of recounted

Origin :
  • also re-count, "a new count" (especially in an election), 1855, American English, from re- + count (n).
  • verb tell a story
Example sentences :
  • She ordered the pedlar to be called, who recounted his story as he had done before.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • As mentally she recounted her benefits, the strength there was in her arose, protesting.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • It has been related in various ways; but I have recounted it only as I have just told it to you.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • Many of these are recounted in a later portion of this memoir.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • It is in such circles as these that incidents of this kind are recounted.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • With the exception of his encounter with the Mayor, Phil recounted all that had happened.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • He hardly took his eyes off the former as he recounted his adventures abroad.
  • Extract from : « An American Suffragette » by Isaac N. Stevens
  • This cheered him up, and he recounted a mad freak off Cape Horn by night.
  • Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
  • "Yet she was glad, for that she was chosen to bring peace into the world," recounted Eldris.
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • In the meantime the thief rejoined his troop in the forest, and recounted to them his success.
  • Extract from : « The Arabian Nights » by Unknown

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