You may guess his amazement on discovering Miss Aubrey, and his fury at learning the cause of her alarm.
You will easily conceive the distress which then comes over me; 'tis then that I am almost tempted to execrate the chance which, by discovering my latent powers, induced me to adopt a profession of such anxiety and misery.
I am constantly discovering that, however original I may wish to be, I am continually producing the same things which other people say or write.
On discovering Hildebrand in the prison, he learned from that cavalier, in answer to his inquiries, how he had been engaged since he left his ship, and thus ascertained the facts of the affair which had led to Sir Edgar’s arrest.
On discovering these particulars, she might alter her course; and so, under cover of the night, escape them altogether.
His only perplexity was discovering that his fair partner did not speak; indeed, although all the knights and ladies danced in the most lively way, closely imitating the two Frenchmen, not a sound escaped their lips.
I tore his shirt open, discovering a small red mark under the nipple.
He was always discovering in his niece naive little touches that betokened the dawn of womanhood.
Bindle, but discovering a slight huskiness in his voice he coughed again loudly.
But if you really think this rascal Ratcliffe could do us ony service in discovering these malefactors, I would insure him life, reward, and promotion.
Lismore, which is probably the most archaic form of the legend), discovering this island and many others equally marvellous, including one which turned out to be the back of a huge fish, upon which they celebrated Easter.
Nordenskjöld has held that when the east coast is explored from 65° to 69°, there is a chance of discovering the site of an east colony.
In that century, Pytheas made his famous voyage to the lands of tin and amber, discovering the still mysterious Thule; while at the same time his countryman Euthymenes sailed southward to the Senegal.
I undid the one under his finger, discovering half a dozen collars, coiled with their long imprisonment.
Those who love find infinite delight in discovering the poetry of their own inmost souls in every chance effect of the landscape, in the thin, clear air, in the scent of the earth.
But the admiral's mind was bent upon discovering the supposed strait that was to lead to the Indian Ocean.
The transports of the crew at once more beholding the old world, were almost equal to those they had experienced on discovering the new.
Thus Columbus had the glory of discovering the new world, and of conducting the Spaniards to that vast continent which has been the seat of their empire and the source of their treasure, in that quarter of the globe.
On discovering this treachery, Columbus quitted the kingdom in disgust and set out for Spain, to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
I could not continue, for the courtiers, on hearing this from my mouth, and on discovering that the stranger's odd appearance was but a prelude to the real diversion, could not restrain their laughter.
There he lay in the Marshalsea until, by discovering the names of certain persons who had used his hiding-places, he was permitted to ransom his life.
Those are perhaps most happy," and as she paused on the word she looked up at him, "who die with their beliefs unshattered, before discovering the clay feet of their idols.
Thinking it was the tiger, Swinton grabbed his rifle and sprang to the door, discovering a native standing against the wall.
That, by the way, was a trick of a clever tiger I killed, the Gharwalla man-eater, through discovering that when he had made a kill he would drag the body to a certain bare hilltop from which he could watch for danger.
From this place you proceed in an intricate way amongst hills and valleys interchangeably, all of a very barren aspect at present, but discovering evident signs of the labour of the husbandman in ancient times.
Below this gate, in the bottom of the valley, is a broad hard stone, discovering several impressions on it, which you may fancy to be footsteps.
The good housewife, while preparing the table, discovering she was entertaining nobility, was nearly overcome with surprise and elation.
He was as quiet as a mouse until, discovering that his favorite dessert was being served, he could no longer curb his enthusiasm.
On discovering in 1863 that a French shipbuilder, with the connivance of Napoleon III.
Reaching that height, her eye was on a level with a slight opening in the partition, the real object of her efforts, for the glance that she cast through it can be compared only to that of a miser discovering Aladdin's treasure.
I examined the safe carefully with an idea of discovering a secret compartment; but there was none.
It is capable of discovering scientific laws, and science we know is not a tangible reality.
For example, an animal located in Europe is not capable of discovering the continent of America.
You must unseal the mysteries of the supreme Kingdom and become capable of discovering the inner realities of things.
The animal kingdom is incapable of discoveringthe latent mysteries of nature—such as electricity—and bringing them forth from the invisible to the plane of visibility.
Science is an effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the power of investigating and discovering the verities of the universe, the means by which man finds a pathway to God.
Nature is incapable of discovering mysteries or realities, whereas man is especially fitted to do so.
He has endowed him with a mighty power which is capable of discovering the mysteries of phenomena.
Man is possessed of the emanations of consciousness; he has perception, ideality and is capable of discovering the mysteries of the universe.
Her faculties concentrated upon discovering a reasonable explanation for such a queer occurrence; many explanations presented themselves, hovered upon the outskirts of her brain, and escaped before they could be stated.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "discovering" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
