Even the next day, on my return to Gotha, my lips had a very negro-like appearance, and my young wife was not a littlealarmed when she saw me.
At length one of the neighbours, alarmed by the constant moaning and groanings which issued from Brownrigg's house, began to suspect that "the apprentices were treated with unwarrantable severity.
This greatly alarmed him; next day the keeper of Newgate (Mr. Akerman) came to put irons on him, unless he was prepared to pay for a special keeper to occupy the same room.
After this he became the captain of a gang of thieves and night prowlers, whom he organized and led to so much purpose that they alarmed the whole town.
She expected to hear Ellen crying, as was likely to be the case when left alone without sufficient means of amusement; but the silence, as she flew up-stairs, alarmed her.
Mrs. Lambert is, unfortunately, as muchalarmed by Dudley's opinions and conversation as ever.
It was dusk, and I was much alarmed at going; but I would not permit myself to neglect a duty.
Alarmed at this impending destruction, the Ciguayans surrounded their chieftain with clamorous lamentations, cursing the day that Guarionex had taken refuge among them, and urging that he should be given up for the salvation of the country.
Natalie, alarmed by the spectacle of Garth's set lips, and the swollen veins of his temples, besought him for goodness' sake to swear and not mind her.
He was presently alarmed to find the boy growing increasingly numb and drowsy; even he knew what this portended in the North.
Pierre demanded, and I understood from the quick, nervous tones that he had been equallyalarmed with me by the old man's words.
Norma felt vaguely alarmed by his manner, and devoted her best efforts to amusing and interesting him for the rest of the meal.
He extended her a crushed document in which she was alarmed to recognize Wolf's letter.
You know that, spite of my repeated remonstrances, she persisted in working so hard, that I became quite alarmed lest such toil should seriously affect her health.
The children, alarmed at this scene, began to cry, and the idiotic mother sat up in her bed.
What really alarmed his contemporaries was not so much the comprehensive application of the mythical theory, as the general mining and sapping operations which they were obliged to see brought to bear upon the Gospels.
Jesus walked along the shore, and in the mist was taken for a ghost by the alarmed and excited occupants of the boat.
Alarmed by their fury the whole herd plunged over the precipice into the lake and were drowned; while by this accommodation to the fixed idea of the demoniacs, Jesus effected their cure.
When he made his proposal of marriage, Mrs. Duncan received it with an excess of agitation which astonished and almostalarmed the inexperienced clergyman.
He quitted the room so seriously alarmed about her that he resolved to go to the doctor privately and question him on the spot.
On the first day the excessive agitation of my companion a little alarmed me; he showed, in many ways, more symptoms of a disordered mind than I had yet observed in him.
Seriously alarmed about him, I rose from my chair with the intention of getting him some water from a jug which I saw standing on a side-table.
One glance showed Arthur this--one glance before he flew breathlessly to the door and alarmed the house.
I caught hold of her, and gave a scream that must havealarmed the whole house; for frightened people came crowding downstairs in their night-dresses.
Finally, he sank into a lethargy of body and mind that seriously alarmed me.
But we soon became accustomed to it, and learned not to be alarmed at finding a Chinaman asleep on the transom below.
Once in a while a foot would sink through, and this at first alarmed us; but we soon got used to it.
I don't know why I was such a fool as to be alarmed at hearing the advice you are going to bestow upon him, for Leon will never face a disagreeable so long as he can find a means of slipping round it.
Georges's presumptuous little idea which at first sight had so alarmed him was enthroned triumphantly in his heart.
However, I had better communicate with his lawyer, and it is not impossible that when he finds we are in earnest, and mean to push the matter home, he will grow alarmed and offer to publish an apology.
By this time she had been missed, and the little party were met by some servants sent by the Earl at the instance of the much-alarmed Queen to inquire for her.
Cicely began to be somewhat alarmed at plans that would disconcert all the instructions she had received, and only her old habits of respect kept her silent when she thought Master Richard not ready enough to refuse all these offers.
She, stupefied, was alarmedby these Parisian bustlers, that resembled machines in running order, jabbering away as music-boxes play.
He soon grew alarmed by degrees at the approach of the maturity of the debt.
Her companion was puzzled; she felt certain some one was alarmed at the disappearance of this dainty little midget.
Carl was very much alarmed at sight of the blood that streamed down from his face, but had presence of mind to remember a doctor's office in the next block.
Indeed, the numerous fragments lying scattered all around might have suggested the cause of the sound, had we not been too suddenly alarmed to think of anything.
I was greatly alarmed at Jack's speech, but I confess I thought less of what he said than of the earnest, anxious manner in which he said it; and it was with very uncomfortable feelings that Peterkin and I followed him quickly into the woods.
After this we arose very greatly refreshed, but much alarmed lest we had lost count of a day.
On hearing this, the cat, as much alarmed as themselves, fled precipitately away, leaving the chief and his wife congratulating themselves on the efficacy of their prayer.
Half in delight and half in fear, for her appearance of purpose alarmed me, I set myself to listen.
The clatter of the stones evidently alarmed Marjory for I heard her calling to me.
In the doing so we were mightily alarmed by a shot from a harquebuss from one of the ships in the bay.
I could not but feel alarmed for her safety as I rode through the wood which surrounded the house.
When I returned to Chilicothe, alarmed to see four hundred and fifty Indians, of their choicest warriors, painted and armed in a fearful manner, ready to march against Boonesborough, I determined to escape the first opportunity.
The Indians had spies out viewing our movements, and were greatly alarmed with our increase in number and fortifications.
When I again took one more alarmed look round, he had disappeared.
The night closed in without our meeting with them, till at length we became seriouslyalarmed for their safety.
His thoughts were such as animated or alarmed him alternately, each followed by a confused throng of accompaniments which it suggested, and banished again in its turn by reflections of another description.
Agelastes lay dead upon the ground, and his assassin Sylvan, springing from the body as if terrified and alarmed at what he had done, made his escape by the window.
At this moment an authoritative knock at the door alarmed the consultation of the Caesar and the ladies.
During this deadly pause, a gleam shone from the trapdoor above, as the wild and alarmed visage of the man of the woods was seen peering down by the light of a newly kindled torch which he held as low into the dungeon as he well could.
Alarmed at this general flight, the regent hastened to write letters to all the towns, to encourage the citizens to remain, and by fair promises to revive a hope of better and milder measures.
Excellently argued, ma'am, and I am quite of your opinion; William and I will therefore take our ride alone; I would ask you not to feel alarmedif we do not come home till rather late.
The two ladies fell back, quite repulsed by this rough reception, while casting a curious and almost alarmed glance on the strange creature.
I was alarmed and trembled, not knowing what was the matter, and the girls said to her, 'What ails thee, O sister?
Jaafer, concluding that it was Kerim the fisherman, was alarmed for him and said, 'O Kerim, what brings thee hither?
Maillefort, alarmed by the sudden change in Madame de Beaumesnil's condition, and by her laboured breathing.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alarmed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: anxious; aroused; daunted; dismayed; disquieted; fearful; frightened; scared; startled
