Learnt [verb]

In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.

These additional languages can be acquired easily if they are learnt in the right way.

That was how I learnt the strangest tale that ever a man was told, and knew the miracle to which I owed my life.

Lombard Street has thus shown that it has fully learnt the only lesson that the external side of the crisis had to teach it.

She shook her head, looking kindly at the boy, who had quickly learnt to adore her, as had all the Nubians in the villa.

I learnt it—I can hardly tell you how I learnt it—by implication, I think; for it was never expressly told me.

When the steamer dropped down stream and picked up the fugitives, Malcolm learnt that Spurgin was co-operating with Renaud.

Henceforward he always learnt with them, and resented being excused any task on the grounds of his youth.

Once he learnt two mazurkas all by himself, and played them so charmingly that the officer kissed him when he had done.

In his earlier days at home, at Fennefos, he had learnt from the older people all the circumstance of Hauge's life.