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breakfasted

Breakfast \Break"fast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. breakfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breakfasting.] To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day.

First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast.
--Prior.

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breakfasted

vb. (en-past of: breakfast)

Usage examples of "breakfasted".

We breakfasted together, silently enough, for Marcoline had tears in her eyes, and everyone knowing my noble conduct towards her respected her natural grief.

When I awoke I breakfasted with Edgar, and told him the whole story, which would have ended with my life if he had not met me on Westminster Bridge, and he had not been keen enough to mark my condition.

We breakfasted together, and having asked him as we were at table for what profession he felt an inclination, he answered that he was disposed to do anything to earn an honourable living.

He informed us that he had breakfasted and baited his horse, and had then gone on, leaving word that he would await us at St.

I put on a smile myself and breakfasted gaily with her and her sister.

I breakfasted with her and Emilie, and remained in the parlour till eleven.

ELGIN Finding nothing to detain us at Bamff, we set out in the morning, and having breakfasted at Cullen, about noon came to Elgin, where in the inn, that we supposed the best, a dinner was set before us, which we could not eat.

Sunday, 22d August I sent a message to Professor Thomas Gordon, who came and breakfasted with us.

Tuesday, 24th August We set out about eight in the morning, and breakfasted at Ellon.

Captains Urie and Darippe, of the 15th regiment of foot, breakfasted with us.

Saturday, 23d October After a good night's rest, we breakfasted at our leisure.

M'Aulay breakfasted with us, nothing hurt or dismayed by his last night's correction.

On the mornings when he breakfasted at my house, he had, from ten o'clock till one or two, a constant levee of various persons, of very different characters and descriptions.

We breakfasted together next morning, and then the coach came, and took him up.

On the top of this moraine Jean halted, and the party breakfasted, and while they breakfasted Chayne told Sylvia something of that mountain's history.