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Example sentences for "felt ready"

  • And I felt ready to say things that I could not have uttered, and to hear scoldings that would have killed me five minutes before.

  • But no idea, not the faintest gleam of a way out of his difficulty helped him; and he felt ready to fling himself down in his misery and despair, as he reached the officers' quarters.

  • He felt ready to groan in his misery, for the trouble seemed to have suddenly increased.

  • He looked at her wonderingly, and with his heart very sore; but somehow she seemed to influence him, the future did not look quite so solidly black as it had that morning, and he felt ready to tell her of his encounter with Drew.

  • The idea was horrible, and with his hands turning moist in the palms, and the dew gathering in fine drops about his temples, he felt ready to promise anything to ensure his stay at the Palace.

  • I felt ready to curse my folly aloud, as I did in my heart, for having gone to Messrs.

  • The convulsion would be so great, that I felt ready to marry Julia in order to avoid it, supposing she would marry me.

  • My eyes were dazzled, and I felt ready to faint.

  • I knew how it was next to an impossibility to get over to Sark, for some time at least; but I felt ready to combat even impossibilities.

  • As I took them out I felt ready to drop them, but I did not, for I flung them and my net and basket as far up the shore as I could, and held out my hands to Bigley, who was looking out at me from the grotto-like place.

  • I felt ready to toss up my hat and cheer, and I saw that Bigley was ready to do the same; but we both felt that we were getting too old, so we refrained.

  • But it was for liberty, and the thought of what would follow if I was caught made me dash on faster every time I felt ready to sink and give in.

  • Sir Thomas wanted to be dignified, and refuse, but at the same time he felt ready to give his ears for a glass of wine.

  • He felt ready to groan as he told himself that it was to be shot at.

  • Before they had gone far Morton's cheeks flushed, for he saw Lord Carboro' approaching, and he felt ready to turn out of the way.

  • Before an hour had passed I felt ready to talk to her, and beg her to take some steps for her protection.

  • Flushed and angry, my fists involuntarily clenched, and I felt ready to strike him as I started forward once again.

  • Bob, in his sleep; but the tickling went on, and he felt ready to leap up and strike his tormentor; but he seemed to be held down by some strange power which kept him from moving, and the tickling still went on.

  • He felt ready to stamp with vexation, but controlling himself he passed the word, and the boats backed down the stream, that in which the officer in command was seated, naturally being the last of the three.

  • It was weak, perhaps, but the scalding tears rose and filled his eyes, and when he passionately dashed them away and sat up, he felt ready to make a fierce rush through his guard, and either escape or die.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    felt about; felt assured; felt bound; felt certain; felt confident; felt convinced; felt like; felt more; felt much; felt myself; felt obliged; felt ready; felt some; felt somewhat; felt sure; felt that; felt very; felt when; high fever; peace offering; quite good; school children; take pictures; that last; then hang; well done