told.

He had an excellent voice, possessed in a high degree the gift of concise and forcible expression, and his every word told.

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England Scotland and Ireland Tatlow, Joseph 1920

Clear, deliberate, never hesitant nor unduly emphatic, never repetitional, always logical, his every word told.

The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900

Clear, deliberate, never hesitant nor unduly emphatic, never repetitional, always logical, his every word told.

Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896

He left off for a little; and indeed for some time his voice had fallen, but it was so clear and the summer evening so soft and still, and the silence of the folk so complete, that every word told.

A Dream of John Ball and a King's Lesson 1886

He left off for a little; and indeed for some time his voice had fallen, but it was so clear and the summer evening so soft and still, and the silence of the folk so complete, that every word told.

A Dream of John Ball; and, a king's lesson William Morris 1865

It would seem that the members of the military who have been dismissed did so because they "told."

"Can we marry up those two — or maybe that's the wrong word — can we have some kind of union of those two issues?" Ann Althouse 2007

I've checked multiple online texts of the play, and every one of them has "told."

Many Happy Returns! Lisa Hirsch 2007

It would seem that the members of the military who have been dismissed did so because they "told."

"Can we marry up those two — or maybe that's the wrong word — can we have some kind of union of those two issues?" Ann Althouse 2007

Alberich felt a little unsteady, but did as he was "told."

Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002

Alberich felt a little unsteady, but did as he was "told."

Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002