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Example sentences for "great astonishment"

  • In great astonishment, Mao asked what he meant by these words; and then he learnt that after his departure the landlord had had a second dream informing him of the above facts.

  • In great astonishment, they remarked to the priest that they had not visited this temple for some time, and asked when it had been thus repaired; to which he replied that the work had been only lately completed.

  • Chen, in great astonishment; and when the young lady asked him how he knew it, he told her the whole story of his pretending to be a Mr. P'an.

  • As he was several hours away, I hoped to see his face no more; but to my great astonishment he was brought back in the evening.

  • She put on a look of great astonishment, and threw all the blame upon the servant.

  • The clowns were looking at each other in great astonishment, not knowing what to make out of a well-dressed young man, looking very peaceful, and throwing his money to them with such generosity.

  • Mr. Hummel remained in a state of great astonishment.

  • He nodded significantly to Gabriel, who stared at him in great astonishment.

  • A few days subsequently, to my great astonishment, he sent a message to me by a friend, requesting that I would send him a copy of my Gypsy Gospel.

  • To my great astonishment I learned that the scow with her load of wood was at the wharf, Mr. W.

  • One day, to my great astonishment, I found that my work was to be changed from a domestic servant to a farm hand.

  • Several times the fleeing fox made his unwelcome appearance under the tree that secreted us from the horsemen’s view, and to my great astonishment I discovered we were lying over the hole that led to reynard’s den.

  • He, to my great astonishment, struck me with his pitchfork with so much force that he broke it over my shoulders.

  • When all hope was gone, He took her by the hand and bid her arise; and at the sound of His voice and the touch of His hand she arose and walked, and the world was astonished with a great astonishment.

  • And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; and they were astonished with a great astonishment.

  • At nine o'clock next morning, just as I was awaking, Donna Ignazia appeared, to my great astonishment, telling me how sorry she was to hear that I had not taken any supper.

  • Malbecco stopt in great astonishment, 2 And with pale eyes fast fixed on the rest, Their counsell crau'd, in daunger imminent.

  • I visited it several times, and, on every occasion, to my great astonishment, met a number of natives, who seemed to take the greatest interest in the objects before them.

  • To my great astonishment, I learned from my guide that our lodging for the night was near at hand; we had scarcely ridden twenty miles, but he affirmed that the next venda where we could stop, was too far distant.

  • To my great astonishment, I heard the children call their mothers mama or nana, their fathers baba, and their grandmothers ete or eti.

  • Mrs Nickleby would exclaim in great astonishment; 'I declare I never did!

  • Robinson, in a tone of great astonishment.

  • Goblin, pointing to it in great astonishment.

  • In great astonishment Ch'en took a hair-pin, and inserted it into one of these places, when pff!


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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